ASSAM

Four new COVID-19 cases in Assam, total rises to 686

2:49 pm May 27, 2020

Guwahati: Four new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Assam on Wednesday, taking the total to 686, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Three new cases were reported from Nagaon and one from Dhemaji, the minister said. “4 new cases of #COVID19+ reported. Three Nagaon, One Dhemaji”, he tweeted. Of the total 686 COVID-19 cases, […]

Myanmar hands over 22 Northeast insurgents to India

11:10 pm May 15, 2020

New Delhi: The Myanmar army on Friday handed over to India 22 insurgents from the Northeast, including self-styled home secretary of NDFB (S) Rajen Daimary, in a clandestine operation monitored by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, officials said. The insurgents were brought to India on a special aircraft and handed over to police forces in […]

Assam to cull 12,000 pigs as African swine fever spreads

African swine fever kills over 13,000 pigs in Assam

8:21 pm May 10, 2020

Guwahati: The outbreak of African swine fever (AFS) has claimed more than 13,000 pigs in the last few days in parts of Assam, affecting the livelihood of hundreds of people involved in the animal husbandry in the state, an official said. The infection has spread rapidly as the deaths have been reported from nine districts […]

Nearly 15,000 guest workers go home from Tamil Nadu

Govt allows movement of stranded people with conditions

11:07 pm April 29, 2020

New Delhi: Migrant workers, tourists, students and other people stranded in different parts of the country were on Wednesday allowed to move to their respective destinations with certain conditions, giving a big relief to the distressed people. In an order, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said buses shall be used for transport of such groups […]

Fans mourn Irrfan Khan’s death as ‘personal loss’

9:36 pm April 29, 2020

New Delhi: With his simple personality, a charming smile and a wide range of work, Irrfan Khan broke the language barrier when it came to connecting with his fans, many of whom term his untimely demise as a “personal loss”. Be it a metropolitan like Delhi, or a small town like Jorhat in Assam or […]